According to Vivus Inc, their experimental drug Qnexa for treating obesity showed positive results in late stage trials, where patients who took the new diet pill, a combination of phentermine (a stimulant) and topiramate (an anticonvulsant), shed an average of nearly 15 per cent of their body weight over a year and also showed significant [...]
The 12th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, is set to welcome delegates in London from 20th – 24th September 2009. Being in its 2th year, the MICCAI conference appeals and attracts to world-leading scientists, engineers and clinicians from a wide range of disciplines associated with medical imaging and computer assisted [...]
With its new diagnostic reporting software for breast imaging in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Siemens Healthcare provides radiologists with new opportunities in Women’s Health. The syngo BreVis diagnostic reporting software shows all of a patient’s examination results in a single view –for example ultrasound or radiography images next to the images from magnetic [...]
Frost & Sullivan, for the first time, hosted ‘2009 India excellence in Healthcare Awards’ on 4th September, 2009, at Intercontinental-The Lalit, Mumbai. The Event attended by the crème de la crème of the healthcare industry spotlighted world-class companies that have performed par excellence and demonstrated best practices. Recognizing the best in class, the event was [...]
Qatar Robotic Surgery Centre (QRSC), an initiative by the Qatar Science & Technology Park, plans to establish local research networks with Qatar-based universities, hospitals, companies and government organizations, in a bid to become a focal point for international expertise in robotic surgery, according to the Gulf Times. QRSC, which is scheduled to begin its activities [...]
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